Yes. People must understand that lobotomies were not reserved for extreme cases, were not hidden or considered distasteful. The lobotomy earned Dr. Egas Moniz a Nobel prize. It was a media sensation. Celebrity doctors made careers on them. If reality TV had existed... welp.https://twitter.com/HormoneHangover/status/1137401451565715458 …
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Lobotomies were performed on children as young as 4, for reasons including distractibility and defiance — sometimes twice, if they didn't "take." Most victims became incapable of caring for themselves, but it took decades for this to reach the mainstream.https://twitter.com/webdevMason/status/1001494486751444999 …
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Mason 🏃♂️ ✂️ @webdevMasonExcerpts from the notes of Dr. Walter Freeman describing the undesirable behavior of a 12 year old boy he hoped to correct via transorbital lobotomy. He recommended that the child’s parents not tell him what was going to happen to him. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/jan/13/neuroscience.medicalscience … pic.twitter.com/1esvsd6lM4Show this thread3 replies 6 retweets 30 likesShow this thread -
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The objective—obedience—remains unchanged. The methods are now far less violent and vicious. And fortunately, a bit less effective too.
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Both these are true: We've come a long way, remarkably fast. And there are still oceans of tears between here and halfway decent.
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Yes. The lobotomy's retirement is likely owed less to cultural growth than to thorazine, which accomplished much the same minus the messy cutting. There's a justified cynical view, but also: a series of advances that each make things a bit less bad can take us where we need to go
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